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does funmation always queer up its dubs?

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kenshin-dono:
I was just wondering. Does Funmation always seem to completely rewrite their friggin dub script? Some of their newer dubs sound decent enough but i notice that the actual dialog is completely different from whats being actually said. A REALLY bad example is Negima! The dialog isn't even close. They add completely nonsensical lines that make no sense. I.e. i remember a part where theyre looking for a contact lens on the ground and they find it. Someone comments that its a good thing no one steped on it.. however in the dub that somehow changes over to  something along the lines of 'you'll need that to see at the stripclub tonight' or something o_O  I even remember them changing numbers for no reason, like the ghosts age. It made no sense. There were a lot of other really  bad examples that make characters come off different, and others that are just mind bogglingly dumb and nonsensical.

Normally i woulnd't even really care about the dub but my younger cousin enjoyed a couple of shows he saw me watching last time he was visiting and i was trying to find some stuff to let him watch to ease him into anime. He hates subs though so decent dubs would be helpful.

Im about to give Baccano a look and i hear its got a really good dub in it with accents that match the characters, but my concern is if they totally rewrite the script like they did with Negima.

So, is Negima an exception or are pretty much all Funmation dubs not even remotely close to the original script? Im particularly curious about Baccano! its really too bad too because the actual voice actors that i heard are way better than most dubs from back in the day

mgz:
do you really need to make a post to hear half the people on the forum post yes or flame your for complaining and another small person strive to come up with 2 or 3 dubs that funimation managed not to fuck up.

vuzedome:
Yes!
And to actually make this post counted as more than a one word post, I'm typing this in as well.

kenshin-dono:
yes i do need to make the post. I think renting every single funmation DVD and comparing them side by side is a bit much. im assuming some people out there have Baccano and other DVDs and can chime in on whether every dub is as totally screwed up as Negima! or not

I really dont get why they would completely rewrite it like that

the 2 initial posts lead me to belive they screwed up more than Negima. Remember im not refering to the quality of the voice actors, i mean the accuracy of the script. I wouldn't think they would just completely change everything on all their shows... would they?

I actually heard good things about the Baccano dub, though that was on the VA quality not the script quality so im not sure

kurandoinu:
FunImation. You can't comment on their dubs until you can at least spell their sodding name right :/

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